Role of faculty development forums in virtual teaching environment: A case study of marketing research and case group

• Published in: Open praxis Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 325 - 335
• Main Authors: Sandhu, Rizwan Saleem, Hussain, Sajid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Council for Open and Distance Education 01.10.2016; International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
• Subjects: Capacity Building; Case Studies; College Faculty; Computer Simulation; Content Analysis; Data processing; Education; Environmental aspects; Evaluation; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Holistic Approach; Internet in education; Interviews; Management Development; Marketing; Marketing research; Online Courses; Open Universities; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Program Descriptions; Role; Study and teaching; Teacher Role; Teaching; Teaching Skills; Virtual Learning; Pakistan

The online learning has broadened the teaching spectrum from Face-to-Face to virtual environment, and this move has brought traditional teacher-centered instruction to learner-centered instruction. This paradigm shift appears to place demands on faculty to modify faculty's instruction roles tha...